New figures show that Northern Ireland has sent more waste for recycling and composting than to landfill for the first time.

A five pence charge for single-use carrier bags has come into force in Scotland this week, in a bid to reduce litter.

Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council consider moving to a shared waste service in a bid to cut costs.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including ERP, VEKA Recycling, and Wastecycle.

DCLG releases updated National Planning Policy for Waste to protect against development on ‘green belt land’.

Food waste collected from Gloucestershire households will be sent to a new anaerobic digestion facility from next year, as part of a new contract.

Yardley MP John Hemming has been ordered to pay £13,000 to Birmingham City Council after losing court case over fly-tipped green waste.

The owner of a former brickworks in Lanarkshire has been fined £750 for keeping end-of-life vehicles without a waste management licence.

The Local Government Association is calling for more powers to tackle fly-tipping, such as on-the-spot fines.

GMB members employed by Serco in Mid Sussex have called off next week’s strike after receiving new pay proposals.